Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Allen Carter, 29, who works for International Transtar, explains that for professional drivers, two chief problems are fatigue and boredom. Truckers fight off sleep with speed and pep pills (known as "pocket rockets"), but stories of dozing at the wheel are not uncommon. The only way to make money on the 2½-day trip from Florida to New York is by driving the 23 hrs. straight through. Carter thinks nothing of leaving Chicago and deadheading home to St. Cloud, Fla., without a break...
After flying Saturday afternoon to Seattle, Teng spent the night at the Washington Plaza Hotel. The next morning, Teng's party was to board a 90-ft. hydrofoil for a high-speed tour of Seattle's port. Among the sights: a gram elevator and loading dock that the Chinese specifically asked to see, a container loading dock and the Lockheed shipyard. In the afternoon, Teng was to visit the Boeing plant in Everett 30 miles north of Seattle. There, on the floor of the world's most spacious building (200 million cu. ft.), are eleven Boeing 747s...
...yesterday morning's trials, 20 of the 23 Crimson entrants performed at optimum speed, and further astonished their opponents by outdoing themselves in the evening races with even better times...
...defense. Despite some fancy scoring, Elaine Holpuch, another 6 ft.-1 in. freshman center, often suffered from not being aggressive enough. Having played forward in high school, Holpuch was not used to playing with her back to the basket, and smaller players often took advantage of her speed. And on offense Holpuch endured several bouts of arctic shooting. In three straight games she went 3-12, 3-13 and 3-12 from the field...
Smith gave the team much-needed speed on offense and was an intimidating presence on defense. Her blocked shots have brought many an IAB crowd to its feet, and her two 20-point scoring efforts have provided a vital scoring First...